NB COMMENTARY: I am not sure why this thing
about Qaddafi is coming up for me now. But when I opened my email I found an
article about him and so I think I may have been called to it.
Libya: Ten Things About Gaddafi They Don’t Want You To Know
Posted by El-Bull on April 24, 2016
So I used this
article as a sign that I should go ahead and write the rant, I have been
thinking about writing ever since the take down of Connel Qaddafi. I made a video playlist on YouTube and also a
slideshow which was something else I wanted to do for some time now. I really
liked the African Outfits he wore and the statement he was making by wearing
them. He was eccentric, but being born on June 7, just like Prince Rogers
Nelson and my very own son Mustafa Rashed, well, that seems to put it together,
you have to be a bit eccentric to be a Gemini and particularly if you are born
on June 7.
Gaddafi The Truth About Libya- Documentary
Below is a short discussion between myself and a YouTuber who said they were from Libya. It is their response to this video that was posted on YouTube. This video is part of the playlist that I created to be added to this blog.
YOUTUBER RESPONSE: I'm Libyan and thanks for uploading such an amazing documentary about Libya. I agree about all the material in this video except two things which are: 1) when Qaddafi said all his people loved him '' in fact many people didn't like him especially in the east part of Libya (Benghazi City) as Qaddafi didn't like and ignored Benghazi. moreover, some people didn't like his regime, as he made Libya centrally controlled by the Capital (Tripoli), while the capital didn't manage to provide the basic stuff for the other cities and villages, consequently if you want to be happy in Libya you have to live in the capital . 2) Qaddafi never spent Libyan's money to build and develop Libya's infrastructure.
NB COMMENTARY: I don't think this video is put
up for the purpose of making folks believe that everybody loved Qaddafi,
however, no country has the right to go into another country, infiltrate it
with dissenters, arm them and then juice them up to kill t heir leaders. If
that was done in any European country that would be the cause of world war III,
and that's all we are saying. No country has all its people loving its
leadership.
Leadership
by its' very nature can be, has been and continues to be corrupt. But that
doesn't give one country the right to overthrow another country and then put
their puppets in power. History shows over and over again that this does not
work. Perhaps that is the agenda to keep the area destabilized forever and ever
and ever.
But I
can guarantee you, the European countries and the US would not stand for it, no
way, would they let that happen. Imagine that at the end of Bush's presidency,
folks really were not too happy with him at all.. Folks wanted to impeach him,
but did you see foreign fighters coming into this country and fomenting a
revolution? No, and you will never see that.
They
only do that to little small countries that can't fight back. And the beef with
Qaddafi, been going on for decades. And they do that to keep their bank
accounts full, and I think that is what this is about. Yet he tried to find
some common ground with them, shaking hands and meeting with them to ease some
of the tension, depositing funds and holding in western banks, which they
seized.
The
people don't agree with this kind of tyranny, but our leaders do what they
want. So yeah, no one is saying that everybody loved Gaddafi, but I tell you
one thing,, as rich as these so call Western countries are, you ain't gonna
find free electricity and the other stuff you all had there.
And my
last comment is, how are things now?????
Anybody
who thinks that the Western powers care anything about the brown and black
people of this world, are seriously delusional. They barely care about their
own people. Anyone that would side with them against their own people are like
folks wearing clothes drenched in gasoline and running into a fire. The West
has shown over and over again, that it has hidden agenda. People need to stop
being so mesmerized by the Western world and its lifestyle and hold on to their
own cultures and traditions.
YOUTUBER RESPONSE: you are right, the western
countries penetrate our world to make us more miserable and poorer. About the
situation in Libya now,,,, it is extremely horrible but I don't lie to you to
say we were living in paradise with Qaddafi he was making his won glory and
greatness by Libyan's money and no one was able to ask, I used to live with
only 100$ a month whereas the cost of live in Libya needs at least 600$.
Believe me Qaddafi destroyed Libya from 1969 after he kicked the King Edris out
and collapsed the Libyan Kingdom.
NB RESPONSE: And that's the point too. He didn't become a bad guy
until he wouldn't do what the west wanted him to do. I feel your pain, my dear.
We have a lot of poverty in this so called Greatest Country in the World too,
you would be surprised how much. When we had the Hurricane Katrina to hit New
Orleans, Cubans came over here to help us. They were like we know how it is and
we can help you.
We
think we are better off than the rest of the world but we are not able to
survive without our creature comforts however minimal.
Priorities
are all messed up and folks are oblivious to the whole game that is being
played.
All in
all, it saddened me to see what happened to Qaddafi and his family. That should
not happen to anyone. Thanks for your response, much appreciated.
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Libya: Ten Things About Gaddafi They Don’t Want You To Know
- Here are ten things Gaddafi did for Libya that you may not know about…
- 5. A bursary was given to mothers with newborn babies
Posted by El-Bull on April 24, 2016
What do you think of
when you hear the name Colonel Gaddafi? Tyrant? Dictator? Terrorist? Well, a
national citizen of Libya may disagree but we want you to decide.
For 41
years until his demise in October 2011, Muammar Gaddafi did some
truly amazing things for his country and repeatedly tried to unite and empower
the whole of Africa.
So
despite what you’ve heard on the radio, seen in the media or on the TV,
Gaddafi did some powerful things that are not characteristic of a
“vicious dictator” as portrayed by the western media.
1. In Libya a home is considered a natural human right
In
Gaddafi’s Green Book it states: ”The house is a basic need of both the
individual and the family, therefore it should not be owned by others”.
Gaddafi’s Green Book is the formal leader’s political philosophy, it was first
published in 1975 and was intended reading for all Libyans even being included
in the national curriculum.
2. Education and medical treatment were all free
Under
Gaddafi, Libya could boast one of the best healthcare services in the Middle
East and Africa. Also if a Libyan citizen could not access the desired
educational course or correct medical treatment in Libya they were funded to
go abroad.
3. Gaddafi carried out the world’s largest irrigation project
The
largest irrigation system in the world also known as the great manmade river
was designed to make water readily available to all Libyan’s across the
entire country. It was funded by the Gaddafi government and it said that
Gaddafi himself called it ”the eighth wonder of the world”..
4. It was free to start a farming business
If any
Libyan wanted to start a farm they were given a house, farm land and live
stock and seeds all free of charge.
When a
Libyan woman gave birth she was given 5000 (US dollars) for herself and the
child.
6. Electricity was free
Electricity
was free in Libya meaning absolutely no electric bills!
7. Cheap petrol
During
Gaddafi’s reign the price of petrol in Libya was as low as 0.14 (US dollars)
per litre.
8. Gaddafi raised the level of education
Before
Gaddafi only 25% of Libyans were literate. This figure was brought up to 87%
with 25% earning university degrees.
9. Libya had It’s own state bank
Libya
had its own State bank, which provided loans to citizens at zero percent
interest by law and they had no external debt.
10. The gold dinar
Before
the fall of Tripoli and his untimely demise, Gaddafi was trying to introduce a
single African currency linked to gold. Following in the foot steps of the
late great pioneer Marcus Garvey who first coined the term ”United States of
Africa”. Gaddafi wanted to introduce and only trade in the African gold Dinar
– a move which would have thrown the world economy into chaos.
The
Dinar was widely opposed by the ‘elite’ of today’s society and who could blame
them. African nations would have finally had the power to bring itself out of
debt and poverty and only trade in this precious commodity. They would have
been able to finally say ‘no’ to external exploitation and charge whatever
they felt suitable for precious resources. It has been said that the gold
Dinar was the real reason for the NATO led rebellion, in a bid to oust
the outspoken leader.
FURTHER READING:
Smoking Gun: Gaddafi Was To Receive U.N. Human Rights Award
Before
NATO and the U.S. started bombing Libya, the United Nations was preparing to
bestow an award on Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and the Libyan Jamahiriya, for its
achievements in the area of human rights. That’s right–the same man, Colonel
Muammar Gaddafi, that NATO and the United States have been telling us for
months is a “brutal dictator,” was set to be given an award for his human
rights record in Libya. How strange it is that the United Nations was set to
bestow a human rights award on a “brutal dictator,” at the end of March.
Gaddafi’s mother was
born Jewish, his protocol chief says At 18 she married a Muslim man and
converted, according to reports. http://www.timesofisrael.com/gadhafis-mother-was-jewish-his-protocol-chief-says/
Libya: Ten Things About Gaddafi They Don’t Want You to Know
Top 10 Interesting Facts About Muammar Gaddafi
African
Union names Gaddafi as head
We
and Our `Leaders` I Am Referring to Africa - African Leaders
Will Gaddafi be missed in Africa?
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is dead, a controversial leader who believed in revolution and to united Africa to a single government. Moreover, He funded and armed Black South African to fight against apartheid in South Africa. In 2008 Gaddafi was declared the King of Kings by the African traditional leaders, and one of those traditional leader after eard that Gaddafi was dead that what Philip Winyi said" Col Gaddafi was a "visionary" and would be missed. We saw the human side of him and not Gaddafi the colonel or the proverbial terrorist as the Americans and Europeans described him." "In spite of what many see as his weaknesses, he has done quite a lot for Africa, contributing to the building of infrastructure."http://mycontinent.co/Gaddafi.php
Gaddafi: Africa's 'king of kings'
A meeting of more than 200 African kings and traditional rulers has bestowed the title "king of kings" on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.The rulers, wearing gold crowns, sequined capes and colourful robes met in the Libyan town of Benghazi in what was billed as a first of its kind.Col Gaddafi urged the royals to join his campaign for African unity.Africa's political leaders are lukewarm about his vision of merging their powers to create a single government."We want an African military to defend Africa, we want a single African currency, we want one African passport to travel within Africa," Col Gaddafi told the assembled dignitaries, who come from countries such as Mozambique, South Africa, Ivory Coast and the Democratic Republic of Congo.The BBC's Rana Jawad in the Mediterranean town of Benghazi says Libya's leader wants them to create a grass-roots movement to press Africa's political leaders to sign up to his vision. Sheikh Abdilmajid from Tanzania told the BBC that the traditional rulers could play an important role."The people believe in the chiefs and kings more than they believe in their governments," he said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7588033.stm
Gaddafi's female
bodyguards (Uggg read this article with a grain of salt, look at what they
ain't saying.) http://www.ndtv.com/photos/news/gaddafis-female-bodyguards-11603#photo-149562
Gaddafi's Greatest Outfits
Gaddafi’s Awesome Fashion Decisions Throughout The Ages
Pasted from <http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/66113/gaddafis-awesome-fashion-decisions-throughout-the-ages/>
We and Our `Leaders` I Am Referring to Africa -
African Leaders
by Alhaji Abdul-Rahman Harruna Attah August 31, 2011
Just two years ago, a coterie of longtime Arab leaders posed for what seemed a routine photograph.But today, the snapshot from the 2010 Arab-African summit is a relic from a different time. The former leaders of Tunisia, Yemen, Libya and Egypt, all deposed and one of them dead, appear untouchable as they smile for the camera.
The photo showcases just how much the Middle East has changed since the Arab Spring revolutions began sweeping through the Middle East last year and ousting its embattled leaders.
In the photo, Libya's Moammar Gadhafi wears black sunglasses and distinctive robes, with his arms draped around Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh and Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, both of them grinning.
To one side is Tunisia's Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, standing with his hands clasped, smiling and relaxed.
Today, Saleh is out of power, Ben Ali is in exile, Mubarak is on trial and Gadhafi is dead, killed by rebel fighters. Their countries are enduring often-painful transitions. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/arab-leaders-2010-photo-highlights-power-shakeup-1.1156487
Obama: Aftermath of Gaddafi overthrow, 'worst mistake as
president'
Gaddafi: the man who would be king of Africa by Adekeye Adebajo
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